Double StarWhen the most important statesman of the 21st century disappears on Mars, the only hope of preventing interplanetary war lies in an actor's ability to impersonate the missing leader well enough to fool two worlds. |
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Broadbent took Dubois by the arm and led him over there ; they stood and talked
urgently . Sometimes such facilities in public places like hotels are not all that
they might be ; the sound waves fail to cancel out completely . But the
Eisenhower ...
Broadbent took Dubois by the arm and led him over there ; they stood and talked
urgently . Sometimes such facilities in public places like hotels are not all that
they might be ; the sound waves fail to cancel out completely . But the
Eisenhower ...
Page 66
... I believe , and , in any case , the semi - phonetic spelling out of those sounds in
Roman letters , for example " kkk ” or “ ji ... I can imitate any sound , from a buzz
saw striking a nail in a chunk of firewood to a setting hen disturbed on her nest .
... I believe , and , in any case , the semi - phonetic spelling out of those sounds in
Roman letters , for example " kkk ” or “ ji ... I can imitate any sound , from a buzz
saw striking a nail in a chunk of firewood to a setting hen disturbed on her nest .
Page 108
I can ' t do that if I put into the mouth of the character words that he would never
use ; it would sound as forced and phony as a goat spouting Greek . But if I read
the speech in words he would use , it will automatically be effective . He ' s a
great ...
I can ' t do that if I put into the mouth of the character words that he would never
use ; it would sound as forced and phony as a goat spouting Greek . But if I read
the speech in words he would use , it will automatically be effective . He ' s a
great ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Double Star Doubleday science fiction The Gregg Press science fiction series |
| Author | Robert Anson Heinlein |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Gregg Press, 1978 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 8 Mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0839824467, 9780839824466 |
| Length | 186 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Science Fiction / General |
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